In Aviation History: U.S. AIR FORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL HISTORY
The fundamental key to success in aerospace flight test and evaluation is the individual member of the flight test team: the flight test pilot, of course, but nowadays the trained flight test engineer and navigator as well.
In Walter J. Boyne's "World Aviation History": WHAT IF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS HAD PRANGED ON DECEMBER 14, 1903?
It is fitting that the Wrights have at last received the recognition that they truly deserve in the many celebrations around the world on the 100th anniversary of their first flight. They were unquestioned geniuses in aviation whose true importance has only belatedly been recognized.
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 One Teacher's Aviation Education Focus Long interested in aviation, he has been working aviation-related projects into his class curriculums for many years. Original Publish Date: 3/7/2004 (Please refresh the page to view another archive article) |
In Amelia Earhart Articles: U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: AMELIA EARHART
Perhaps the most well-known of all female aviators, Amelia Earhart was introduced to aviation history in 1928 as a mere passenger aboard the Friendship, a Fokker tri-motor.
In Aviation Features: F/A-18 HORNET and F/A-18 SUPER HORNET
The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet traces its direct ancestry to the Northrop Cobra, a twin engine multimission fighter design developed for the export market in the late 1960s.
In Walter J. Boyne's "World Aviation History": THE WRIGHT BROTHERS: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN
It is impossible not to admire the early engineering and scientific achievements of the Wright Brothers. Yet, it is only fair to note that in the next seven years, the Wrights did almost as much to set aviation back as they had done to bring it forward.
In Ed Phillips, "Barnstorming Wichita's Aviation Past": A BRIEF HISTORY OF WALTER H. BEECH
Commercial aviation has witnessed the careers of many legendary personalities, but few have exemplified the drive to succeed as did Walter Herschel Beech.
In Aviation History: Wichita's Wee Wooden Wonders, Part 5
When World War II grew in scope and intensity, the military wanted some cheap light planes which could be fitted with remote controls for use as target drones, to train aerial and anti-aircraft gunners – but which could hold a pilot for ferrying and other flights.
In Aviation Features: The B-1B Bomber
The B-1 evolved from a series of studies in the 1960s into a long-range conventional multi-role bomber that operates with precision and persistence.
In Aviation Features: 184th Intelligence Wing
The United States Air Force's 184th Intelligence Wing is located at McConnell AFB, Wichita, Kansas. The Wing is a vital mission component of the Kansas Air National Guard/Air Combat Command known as "Jayhawks."
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